Boy found hanging died of asphyxiation

An autopsy performed yesterday on the body of Marcelio Gladstone, the 11-year-old who was found hanging on Friday evening at his home, has given the cause of death as asphyxiation.

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud told Stabroek News yesterday that police are continuing to investigate the boy’s death. “To determine if his death was accidental or suicide we will undertake investigations both forensic and otherwise… speaking with persons he was close with, his teachers and so on,